WOODSON KINDERGARTEN CENTER

WOODSON KINDERGARTEN CENTER operates as an average-sized elementary campus in AUSTIN, Minnesota, part of AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 366 students spanning grades pre-K through K.

AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is the operating authority for WOODSON KINDERGARTEN CENTER, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, WOODSON KINDERGARTEN CENTER lists that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 30% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Mower County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at WOODSON KINDERGARTEN CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mower County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Mower County put the typical household earns roughly $73,074 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Mower County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,434 students), of which WOODSON KINDERGARTEN CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is Austin Community Learning Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

WOODSON KINDERGARTEN CENTER operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at WOODSON KINDERGARTEN CENTER has declined 11%, going from 411 students in 2018 to 366 in 2024. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 46% to 38% over that span.

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